Juan Cuyami

Juan 'Jon' Remigio Cuyami Vaz (born 17 December 1972) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born and raised in Spain to Equatorial Guinean parents, he capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuyami and the second or maternal family name is Vaz.
Jon Cuyami
Personal information
Full name Juan Remigio Cuyami Vaz
Date of birth (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Añorga KKE
1989–1991 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Real Sociedad B 127 (23)
1994–1995 Real Sociedad 10 (0)
1996 Figueres 3 (1)
1996–1997 Poli Almería 27 (5)
1997–1999 Recreativo 41 (6)
1999–2000 Ceuta 17 (1)
2000–2002 Burgos 66 (12)
2002–2003 Sabadell 29 (2)
2003–2004 Palencia 32 (7)
2004–2005 Lemona 31 (5)
2005–2007 Zarautz
Total 383 (62)
International career
2003 Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain, Cuyami managed ten scoreless La Liga appearances for Real Sociedad after growing in its youth system. For the next 12 years, however, his career was spent in Segunda División B or lower (with the exception of Recreativo de Huelva and Burgos CF in Segunda División, clubs which he helped promote).[1]

In 2004, Cuyami returned to the Basque Country for his final three seasons, with SD Lemona and Zarautz KE, the latter in the regional championships.[1] Shortly after, he rejoined to Real Sociedad as part of its indoor soccer team.[2]

International career

As Javier Balboa, Rodolfo Bodipo or Benjamín Zarandona, Cuyami was the son of Equatoguinean immigrants in Spain, and opted to represent his parents' nation internationally. His debut came on 11 October 2003 in a 1–0 win against Togo for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (eventual 1–2 aggregate loss), in Bata.

Cuyami won a total of two caps, the second coming also that year in a friendly with São Tomé and Príncipe.

References
  1. Exteberria, Antxon (4 February 2006). "Cuyami, el 'aitona' de Asti" [Cuyami, the 'big daddy' from Asti]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. "Las Palmas 8 Real Sociedad 10". Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 January 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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